DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.7 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 125 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3583 - - 4643 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3068 - - 3649 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4472 - - 5532 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2138 - - 2417 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 366 - - 354 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 16 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 196 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2857 - - -1989 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7329 - - 7521 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9256 - - -7874 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13728 - - 13406 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.7 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.9 - - 55.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.5 - - 84.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.6 - - 54.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 183 - - 125 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3583 - - 4643 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 22 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99807 36 086 22 105 99807 92301 28 093 29 095 92301 86487 29 093 27 099 86487 81673 25 091 24 103 81673 77518 17 084 23 095 77518 73825 13 100 17 079 73825 70484 12 104 9 090 70484 67422 13 099 9 114 67422 64597 10 061 8 095 64597 61891 5 331 4 091 61891 59086 3 217 3 287 59086 56197 3 025 7 281 56197 53457 24 350 14 328 53457 50996 44 328 36 325 50996 48800 47 312 45 312 48800 46814 39 313 40 308 46814 44986 54 333 50 324 44986 43287 70 326 59 321 43287 41705 69 324 62 316 41705 40218 71 323 62 313 40218 38807 73 319 62 316 38807 37434 65 318 60 316 37434 36034 57 312 47 315 36034 34576 53 311 43 304 34576 33067 53 328 35 291 33067 31493 40 346 25 299 31493 29840 32 323 25 338 29840 28100 37 311 26 321 28100 26277 36 316 32 306 26277 24382 31 327 32 314 24382 22421 23 336 22 335 22421 20387 16 339 17 347 20387 18271 13 339 10 345 18271 16119 11 353 7 011 16119 14046 9 359 7 002 14046 12162 6 020 4 031 12162 10493 5 059 2 089 10493 9016 7 082 3 112 9016 7706 8 093 3 136 7706 6542 8 115 3*169 6542 5511 6 130 3*190 5511 4600 2*184 4 193 4600 3795 3*220 4 195 3795 3073 3 223 4 198 3073 2434 3 224 4 197 2434 1901 3 223 4 199 1901 1491 3 223 4 199 1491 1208 3 223 4 199 1208 1037 3 223 4 199 1037 938 3 221 4 197 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography